Sri Lanka
Domain.lkCountry-code top-level domain is .lk
License PlateyellowRear license plates are yellowLanguage & ScriptSinhalaSignage features Sinhala (සිංහල) and Tamil (தமிழ்)Google CarSome coverage shows a blue-white-red Google car
Easily confused with:India, ThailandQuizzes for this area:Sri Lanka State Quiz, Sri Lanka City Quiz, Area code quiz (Sri Lanka)
Whole area5
Clues that work anywhere in this area
Utility Pole★★★
Many signposts use poles painted with black-and-white stripes
Photo coming soonUtility Pole
Utility Pole★★★
Utility poles often have rectangular cut-outs and oversized coils
Utility poles may have large openings or square shapes similar to those in Thailand. Oversized electrical coils stand out as well.
Examples1234Utility poles
Look for poles with huge coils.
Utility poles
Some poles have openings, others are square. Do not assume you are in Thailand just because you see square poles.
Narrowing down the region3
Once you know the area: which part of it
Area Code
Phone area codes narrow down the region
Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.
Coloured by leading digitLanguage & Script★★★
The balance between Sinhala and Tamil can indicate which region you are in.
Language clues
When shops or official notices display only Sinhala or only Tamil near contact information, it can hint at the local language community. ① Northern tip (Tamil) / ② Southern tip (Sinhala). On the map below, red and brown indicate Tamil-speaking areas, while purple shows Sinhala-speaking regions.
Plant★★★
Agricultural production is uneven across the island.
- Coconut plantations are concentrated in the central-west around Kurunegala, with additional areas along the western coast
- Tea and rubber thrive along the southwest coast
Coconut palms
Coconut trees are scattered nationwide, but commercial plantations cluster in the central-west. Apologies for the rough hand-drawn map.
Tea & rubber
Tea estates are concentrated in the southwest, as noted by plonkit and supporting references. Rubber follows a similar pattern.
less common
Plant★★★
Paddy fields are in the southwest
Rice fields
Paddy fields appear more frequently toward the northeast, but they can still be found in many regions, so treat this as supplementary information.
SourcesUSDA
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Regions
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Basics
General facts about this place- World-famous as a producer of Ceylon tea; among the world's leading tea exporters[ref]
Nearby areas
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